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Paul Bruce was a tough, idealistic young trooper in the SAS when he was dispatched to Northern Ireland at the height of the troubles. His top secret mission was to execute IRA suspects in cold blood. Bruce and his SAS comrades shot down one terrified victim after another, leaving their bodies to be buried in deep, unmarked woodland graves. In this historic book, the author reveals where his victims lie secretly buried as well as chronicling the mental breakdown of crack SAS troops ordered to carry out the dirtiest job in a secret war.
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In my first book 'The Nemesis File', my story was taken down by a ghost writer. Consequently, some statements are incorrect and I shall be writing about these mis-quotes and downright lies in fact, in my next book 'Nemesis Continued', which is part of a trilogy. This will be just as controversial, if not MORE so. I shall be writing about events that I never got around to in the first book and I will also be adding some horrific tales from soldiers, from all around the world, who wrote to me, in empathy, after reading 'The Nemesis File'.
My next book, 'Nemesis Continued', will be finished very soon, so look out for it, or even better still....Order it upfront. (To let you into a secret, my life has been turned around from the most awful nightmare, to one of optimism and great happiness. Read all about it! Also this book will help the families and wives/partners of the soldiers who have come out after fighting for their country, only to find they are totally inept at being a civilian, to the degree that they can not fit in with their own friends or loved ones!) Paul Bruce. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Roger Morris has already helpfully referenced the newspaper accounts dealing with the exposure of 'Paul Bruce' as a Walter Mitty fantasist. And while there are more than a few murky stories about the Northern Irish 'troubles' (the Finucane killing, the FRU, 'collusion' etc), this 'memoir' of a supposed assassination squad working in NI in 1971-1972 is utterly fraudulent and the fact that John Blake has republished it is for me a source of complete amazement.
Any readers with military experience will spot the obvious howlers in this book (such as the fact that neither 'Bruce' or any of this three comrades - 'Don', 'JR' and 'Bennie' - know how to do a six-figure grid reference from a map). This supposedly elite and covert death squad have a code name ('Nemesis') known by every squaddie and RUC officer in the Province, have two local farmers who act as grave-diggers for their victims, and spend their off-duty time either playing football with local kids, or in the pub, or on the pull. If they were real, their slack operational security will have got them abducted and killed by the PIRA. Their behaviour (as related by 'Bruce') makes that of Robert Nairac look cautious.
For those with any doubts, ask yourself why Sinn Fein (not normally renowned for giving the British Army - and especially 22SAS - the benefit of the doubt) described 'The Nemesis File' as 'outlandish'. Ask yourself why human rights groups such as the British-Irish Rights Watch and the Finucane Centre aren't demanding an investigation into these 'revelations'. And ask yourself why the PSNI hasn't exhumed the two mass graves 'Bruce' lists in his 'book' (although if they follow the references he gives, the police would probably find themselves looking for the victims of the Nemesis Squad in the middle of the Irish Sea).
Finally, I know that there's many wannabes out there who claim that they're special forces, but it takes a particularly sick mind to invent a story involving non-existent murders committed by a fake death squad. 'Bruce' should be ashamed of himself for writing this dreck, and John Blake should be ashamed of publishing it without taking any basic measures to establish its veracity.
Any readers with military experience will spot the obvious howlers in this book (such as the fact that neither 'Bruce' or any of this three comrades - 'Don', 'JR' and 'Bennie' - know how to do a six-figure grid reference from a map). This supposedly elite and covert death squad have a code name ('Nemesis') known by every squaddie and RUC officer in the Province, have two local farmers who act as grave-diggers for their victims, and spend their off-duty time either playing football with local kids, or in the pub, or on the pull. If they were real, their slack operational security will have got them abducted and killed by the PIRA. Their behaviour (as related by 'Bruce') makes that of Robert Nairac look cautious.
For those with any doubts, ask yourself why Sinn Fein (not normally renowned for giving the British Army - and especially 22SAS - the benefit of the doubt) described 'The Nemesis File' as 'outlandish'. Ask yourself why human rights groups such as the British-Irish Rights Watch and the Finucane Centre aren't demanding an investigation into these 'revelations'. And ask yourself why the PSNI hasn't exhumed the two mass graves 'Bruce' lists in his 'book' (although if they follow the references he gives, the police would probably find themselves looking for the victims of the Nemesis Squad in the middle of the Irish Sea).
Finally, I know that there's many wannabes out there who claim that they're special forces, but it takes a particularly sick mind to invent a story involving non-existent murders committed by a fake death squad. 'Bruce' should be ashamed of himself for writing this dreck, and John Blake should be ashamed of publishing it without taking any basic measures to establish its veracity.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I had the misfortune to read this in its previous incarnation 15 years ago, and thought it would linger on the 1p sales on Amazon, being eagerly snapped up only by the tin foil hat brigade in their search for yet another conspiracy. Staggeringly this tissue of lies has actually been republished, real trees have laid down their lives in an utterly pointless sacrifice. For those of you not in the know, this book is fiction. His knowledge of the weapons he allegedly used in cutting great swathes through the IRA is far below what is expected of an SAS Trooper. Indeed it is below the knowledge one would expect from a mechanic in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (the role Mr Bruce actually carried out whilst serving in the British Army). I was at that time an un-serving 19 year old student and even I knew that the SLR fired 7.62 Rounds not 9mm.
The book would be funny if the Walter Mitty style was actually well written. It is I'm afraid not exactly Shakespeare. It would be a light airport novel if it were not so patently false, the average Sven Hassell novel is more accurate. As it is it's a nasty little book that unfortunately denigrates the sacrifices of brave men and women who are accused of being little better than the SS. It has given ammunition to people who don't even accept the authors own admission that he's a liar that the British Army operated death squads in Northern Ireland in the 1970's.. Mr Bruce cannot be blamed for the actions of those too simple to accept his own admission that he made it all up, he could at least have the decency however to publish his book in the fiction section.
The book would be funny if the Walter Mitty style was actually well written. It is I'm afraid not exactly Shakespeare. It would be a light airport novel if it were not so patently false, the average Sven Hassell novel is more accurate. As it is it's a nasty little book that unfortunately denigrates the sacrifices of brave men and women who are accused of being little better than the SS. It has given ammunition to people who don't even accept the authors own admission that he's a liar that the British Army operated death squads in Northern Ireland in the 1970's.. Mr Bruce cannot be blamed for the actions of those too simple to accept his own admission that he made it all up, he could at least have the decency however to publish his book in the fiction section.
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It is difficult to understand why the author wrote this book. It is even more difficult to understand why it is still published. It is not even a good read. Whatever I paid for it was too much.
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my own experience
Having served in Northern Ireland at the same time as Paul Bruce i can verify that this book tells the truth, in fact there is much more to be told about the bitter and horrific... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Paul Richards
The Nemesis file
All i can say about this book is....prepare to be shocked! A must read for all those who want to know what goes on behind closed doors and the down to earth,gritty,no nonsense and... Read more
Published 16 months ago by FINTANKON
Total rubbish
Having served in the armed forces myself I found alot of what the authorhad to write a bit hard to swallow. Read more
Published on 27 April 2004
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